Netflix won’t be coming to Blackberry anytime soon

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Blackberry device owners have grown accustomed to missing out on popular apps. Sure, you can play Angry Birds and read Kobo e-books, but, compared to the iOS App Store and the Android Market, Blackberry App World is a ghost town.

One notable omission from the platform is Netflix. Though the popular streaming service had never announced plans to release an app for Blackberry, the RIM loyal hadn’t given up hope. Well, those hopes can now be dashed: Netflix has clearly stated that it has no plans to release a Blackberry app.

The revelation comes from Twitter, where a frustrated Blackberry fan asked “where is my Playbook app? You’ve had enough time and no more excuses! Thanks!” Netflix’s Twitter account responded with the confirmation that there is no Blackberry app in the pipeline.

This can’t be too surprising. Blackberry’s market share has been sinking since 2007, and took a nosedive in 2011. When your company is commonly viewed as a sinking ship, it can lead to a snowball effect. When developers won’t bother with your platform anymore, customers will become less and less interested.

It is still possible that Netflix can make its way to App World via RIM’s SDK that is designed to encourage Android developers to port their apps. Netflix could potentially launch a ported version of its Android app with minimal investment. Today’s tweet, however, makes it sound like the company has no interest whatsoever in the platform.

So Playbook owners are left with few options for quality video streaming. Early last year it was rumored that RIM was in talks to bring Hulu Plus to the Playbook, but nothing materialized on that front. As much as new CEO Thorsten Heins would like to court top developers to the platform, many just aren’t taking the bait.